Twitter is a great way of building your Professional Learning Network (PLN) - Connecting with other professionals and thought leaders in your field. It's been one of the best things I have done to enhance my own knowledge and understanding.
Yes, yes of course you can also follow Kim Kardashian to find out her deepest thoughts on the the political and social unrest in the Middle East.
You can choose to follow who you like. You can also search you email contacts to see who you already know is on Twitter.
Some great Apps for Twitter include Echofon and Hootsuite the free app version is great for following multiple #hashtags like those below.
Some Great hashtags are:
#vicpln Victorian Personal/Professional Learning Network
#deafed Deaf Education or #deafedvic Deaf Education in Victoria
#auslan Auslan Sign Language
#edchat Education Chat
#edtech Technology in Education
#slide2learn iPads in Education
#ozedchat Australian Education Chat
#auscurric Australian Curriculum
#ozscichat Australian Scienece Education Chat
#pegeeks Phys Ed Technology
#sped Special Education
#spedchat Special Education Chat
#gbl Games Based Learning
#ozscied Australian Science Education
Other Twitter users you may like to follow include:
(feel free to add your Twiiter id to the list)
Victorian Deaf Education Institute - @deafedvic
Shaun Goodwin - IT & AV Manager - VDEI @SMGITAV
VicDeaf - @Vicdeaf
Hear For You - @hearforyou
Media Access Australia @mediaaccessaus
Yes, yes of course you can also follow Kim Kardashian to find out her deepest thoughts on the the political and social unrest in the Middle East.
You can choose to follow who you like. You can also search you email contacts to see who you already know is on Twitter.
Of course you can follow me @danhaeslerand VDEI @deafedvic
It would also be cool if we created a VDEI Network hashtag... so far we have been using #deafedvic
Join Twitter
Another Great Guide for teachers for how to join twitter is:
Crowd Sourced Guide to Twitter for Teachers by @jessmcculloch and Twitter in Education by @simoncrook
A Great Prezi on Why Twitter for Principals by @simoncrook
Some great Apps for Twitter include Echofon and Hootsuite the free app version is great for following multiple #hashtags like those below.
Some Great hashtags are:
#vicpln Victorian Personal/Professional Learning Network
#deafed Deaf Education or #deafedvic Deaf Education in Victoria
#auslan Auslan Sign Language
#edchat Education Chat
#edtech Technology in Education
#slide2learn iPads in Education
#ozedchat Australian Education Chat
#auscurric Australian Curriculum
#ozscichat Australian Scienece Education Chat
#pegeeks Phys Ed Technology
#sped Special Education
#spedchat Special Education Chat
#gbl Games Based Learning
#ozscied Australian Science Education
Other Twitter users you may like to follow include:
(feel free to add your Twiiter id to the list)
Victorian Deaf Education Institute - @deafedvic
Shaun Goodwin - IT & AV Manager - VDEI @SMGITAV
VicDeaf - @Vicdeaf
Hear For You - @hearforyou
Media Access Australia @mediaaccessaus